CD bank

ABSTRACT

A CD bank which includes a case, a transparent cover hinged to the case, and a plurality of individual CD holder plates mounted inside the case to hold individual compact disks respectively, wherein the case has two longitudinal rails bilaterally disposed on the inside, and longitudinally spaced pairs of transverse grooves respectively made on the longitudinal rails; the individual CD holder plates are respectively pivotably mounted in the longitudinally spaced pairs of transverse grooves between the longitudinal rails, each individual CD holder plate having a half-round recess for holding an individual compact disk, an extension board extending from the diameter of the half-round recess, an opening at the periphery of said half-round recess for the insertion of the thumb, an index groove at the extension board for mounting an index sticker, a plurality of retaining lugs suspending above the half-round recess and spaced around the border thereof for holding down an individual compact disk within the half-round recess, and two springy rods respectively raised from two opposite ends of the bottom side thereof and pivoted to one pair of the longitudinally spaced pairs of transverse grooves.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to a CD bank for keeping compact disks in goodorder, and relates more particularly to such a CD bank which comprises acase, and a set of individual CD holder plates arranged inside the casefor keeping individual compact disks.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Various CD storage cases and racks have been disclosed for keepingcompact disks, and have appeared on the market. These CD storage meansare designed to hold individual CD packages, but not individual compactdisks. When to play an individual compact disk, one shall have to pickup the respective individual CD package from the CD storage means, andthen to open the individual CD package so as to pick up the desiredindividual compact disk.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a CD bank for keeping compact disks in goodorder, and relates more particularly to such a CD bank which comprises acase, and a set of individual CD holder plates arranged inside the casefor keeping individual compact disks.

It is the main object of the present invention to provide a CD bankwhich has individual holder means to hold individual compact disks sothat individual compact disks can be stored in the CD bank without anindividual packing case. According to the preferred embodiment of thepresent invention, the CD bank comprises a case, a transparent coverhinged to the case, and a plurality of individual CD holder platesmounted inside the case to hold individual compact disks respectively,wherein the case has two longitudinal rails bilaterally disposed on theinside, and longitudinally spaced pairs of transverse groovesrespectively made on the longitudinal rails; the individual CD holderplates are respectively pivotably mounted in the longitudinally spacedpairs of transverse grooves between the longitudinal rails, eachindividual CD holder plate having a half-round recess for holding anindividual compact disk, an extension board extending from the diameterof the half-round recess, an opening at the periphery of said half-roundrecess for the insertion of the thumb, an index groove at the extensionboard for mounting an index sticker, a plurality of retaining lugssuspending above the half-round recess and spaced around the borderthereof for holding down an individual compact disk within thehalf-round recess, and two springy rods respectively raised from twoopposite ends of the bottom side thereof and pivoted to one pair of thelongitudinally spaced pairs of transverse grooves.

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists of features of constructions andmethod, combination of elements, arrangement of parts and steps of themethod which will be exemplified in the constructions and methodhereinafter disclosed, the scope of the application of which will beindicated in the claims following.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a CD bank according to the preferredembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows the CD bank of FIG. 1 opened, and one individual CD holderplate detached;

FIG. 3 is a partial view in an enlarged scale of the case of the CD bankshown in FIG. 1, showing the structure of the longitudinal rail and thetransverse grooves in the longitudinal rail;

FIG. 4 is a sectional end view in an enlarged scale of the CD bank shownin FIG. 1; and

FIG. 5 is a side plain view in an enlarged scale of the CD bank shown inFIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

For purpose to promoting an understanding of the principles of theinvention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated inthe drawings. Specific language will be used to describe same. It will,nevertheless, be understood that no limitation of the scope of theinvention is thereby intended, such alternations and furthermodifications in the illustrated device, and such further applicationsof the principles of the invention as illustrated herein beingcontemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to whichthe invention relates.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a CD bank in accordance with the presentinvention is generally comprised of a case 10, a cover 20 hinged to therear side of the case 10, and a plurality of individual CD holder plates30 transversely mounted inside the case 10 and arranged in a line. Thecase 10 is a substantially rectangular container having an open topside, two longitudinal rails 11, 12 bilaterally and symmetricallydisposed on the inside (see also FIG. 4). Each of the longitudinal rails11, 12 has a plurality of longitudinally spaced transverse grooves 111or 121. The cover 20 is molded from transparent material fitting overthe casing 10, having a rear side hinged to the rear short side of thecasing 10 and a front side mounted with a lock for locking in the closedposition when covered on the casing 10. The individual CD holder plates30 are respectively pivotably connected to the transverse grooves 111,121 between the longitudinal rails 11, 12 and turned about a respectivepivot.

Referring to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, the transverse grooves 111, 121 of thelongitudinal rails 11, 12 of the case 10 are symmetrically arranged inpair. Preferably, each of the transverse grooves 111, 121 has an innerend terminating in a blind hole adapted to hold a pivot or the like, andthe bottom side of each of the transverse grooves 111, 121 is smoothlycurved inwards to diminish resisting force between there spectivetransverse groove and the object being inserted therein. Each of theindividual CD holder plates 30 comprises a half-round recess 31 ofdiameter slightly longer than that of an individual compact disk, anarched opening 35 at the periphery of the half-round recess 31 for theinsertion of the thumb to load an individual compact disk onto thehalf-round recess 31 or to pick up an individual compact disk from thehalf-round recess 31, an extension board 32 extending outwards from thehalf-round recess 31 at one side, an index groove 321 at the extensionboard 32 for mounting an index sticker, a plurality of retaining lugs33, 34 suspending above the half-round recess 31 and spaced around theperiphery and adapted for holding down an individual compact disk withinthe half-round recess 31, two springy rods 36, 37 bilaterally disposedat a bottom side thereof. Each of the springy rods 36, 37 has asuspension rod section 361 or 371 downwardly suspended from theindividual CD holder plate 30, and a pivot rod section 362 or 372outwardly extending from the end of the suspension rod section 361 or371. By forcing the pivot rod sections 362, 372 of the spring rods 36,37 of the individual CD holder plates 30 into engagement with thetransverse grooves 111, 121, the individual CD holder plates 30 arepivotably connected between the longitudinal rails 11, 12 inside thecase 10 and arranged in a line.

While only one embodiment of the present invention has been shown anddescribed, it will be understood that various modifications and changescould be made without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention disclosed.

The invention is naturally not limited in any sense to the particularfeatures specified in the forgoing or to the details of the particularembodiment which has been chosen in order to illustrate the invention.Consideration can be given to all kinds of variants of the particularembodiment which has been described by way of example and of itsconstituent elements without thereby departing from the scope of theinvention. This invention accordingly includes all the meansconstituting technical equivalents of the means described as well astheir combinations.

I claim:
 1. A CD bank comprising a case, a transparent cover hinged tosaid case, and a plurality of individual CD holder plates mounted insidesaid case to hold individual compact disks respectively, wherein saidcase comprises two longitudinal rails bilaterally disposed on theinside, and longitudinally spaced pairs of transverse groovesrespectively made on said longitudinal rails; said individual CD holderplates are respectively pivotably mounted in said longitudinally spacedpairs of transverse grooves between said longitudinal rails, eachindividual CD holder plate comprising a top side, a bottom side, ahalf-round recess defined between said top side and said bottom side forholding an individual compact disk, an arched opening at the peripheryof said half-round recess for the insertion of the thumb, an extensionboard extending from said top side at one side of said arched opening,an index groove at said extension board for mounting an index sticker, aplurality of retaining lugs suspending above said half-round recess andspaced around the border thereof for holding down an individual compactdisk within said half-round recess, and two springy rods respectivelyraised from said bottom side at two opposite ends and pivoted to onepair of said longitudinally spaced pairs of transverse grooves.
 2. TheCD bank as claimed in claim 1 wherein each transverse groove of saidlongitudinally spaced pairs of transverse grooves has an inner endterminating in a blind hole adapted to hold one springy rod of oneindividual CD holder plate, and a bottom side smoothly curved inwards.3. The CD bank as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of the springy rod ofeach of said individual CD holder plates comprises a suspension rodsection downwardly suspended from the respective individual CD holderplate, and a pivot rod section outwardly extending from said suspensionrod section and turned in the blind hole of the respective transversegroove.